Vol. 4 (3) : May-June 2013 issue
Green Farming Vol. 4 (3) : 352-354 (May-June, 2013)
Studies on genetic variability and diversity for SDG and fatty acid profile in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)
B.T. ARSUL1, M.P. REDDY2* and P.B. GHORPADE3
All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Linseed, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, College of Agriculture, Nagpur - 440 001 (Maharashtra)
Designation : 1,2P.G. Student *(prathap.mula@gmail.com), 3Professor
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 4
Received : 10 November 2012
Revised accepted : 13 May 2013
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Citation :
B.T. ARSUL, M.P. REDDY and P.B. GHORPADE. 2013. Studies on genetic variability and diversity for SDG and fatty acid profile in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.). Green Farming Vol. 4 (3) : 352-354 ; May-June, 2013
ABSTRACT
The objective of present investigation was to select the linseed varieties with high Omega-3 and SDG for hybridization. The genetic variability and diversity among 51 released linseed varieties was studied using multivariate analysis for nine quantitative traits in rabi 2010-2011 at College of Agriculture, Nagpur. The grouping of varieties into 8 clusters indicated the presence of wide range of genetic variability and diversity among 51 varieties of linseed. The maximum inter-cluster distance was observed between the cluster V and VI (17.056). The number of capsules per plant, plant height and days to 50 per cent flowering contributed maximum towards genetic divergence. The linseed varieties viz., PKV-NL-260, T-397, NL-97, Padmini Kartika, Jawahar-1, Sharda, Subhra, Surbhi, Binwa, Baner and C-429 as female and other released linseed varieties LC-185, Shekhar, Jawahar-23, Him alsi-1, Surbhi, Baner, Binwa and Jawahar-1 as males may be used for hybridization and to obtain desirable transgrates.
Key words :
Linseed, Multivariate analysis, Omega-3 fatty acid, Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG).
